Basket or box corner reenforce



July 4, 1933. w. F. NEWHOUSE 1,916,580

BASKET OR BOX CORNER REENFORCE Filed July 11, 1930 III/III).

'V/IIIIIIIIIIIIIII Patented 'July 4, 1933 uNrrED s'rATEs WALTER F. NEWHOUSE, OF BENTON HARBOR, MICHIGAN BASKET OR BOX CORNER REENFORCE Application :filed July 11,

This invention relates to baskets or boxes of a kind that have binding wires encircling the boxes or baskets, and more particularly to those that have cleats on the outer sides thereof. r

Generally stated, the object of the invention is toprovide a metal reenforce or covering for the corners of such boxes or haskets, covering the oints between the ends of said cleats.

It is also an object to provide certain details and features of constructiontending'to increase the general efficiency and the desirability of a box or basket metal reenforce of this particular character.

To the foregoing and other usefulends, the invention consists in matters hereinafter set forth and claimed and shown'in the ac-' companying drawing, in which- Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of the corner portion of one of the said baskets or boxes to which the invention relates.

' Fig. 2 is a similar View showing the sheet metal covering or reenforce applied to said corner portion.

Fig. 3 is a perspective of said sheet metal reenforce or covering, showing the outer I walls thereof extending outwardly and ready to be bent inwardly to engage the cleats.

' 'Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 2, showing a different form of the invention.

Fig.5 is a view similar to Fig. 2, showing a difierent form ofthe invention.

As thus illustrated, and referring to Figs.

5; 1, 2, and 3 of the drawing, the box or basket has side walls 1 and 2 that may extend either vertically or may flare outwardly at the top of the box or basket. Cleats 3 and 4c are applied to the outer surface of said walls, these cleats being preferably formed with a tongue and groove joint -5 of well-known character.

The binding wire 6 is held by staples 7 to the outer surface of said cleats, these wires encircling the top of the box or basket.

As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the sheet metal covering or reenforce for the corner portions of the box or basket formed as shown entirely from a flat section of sheet metal, cut and then bent into the desired shape, as

9 shown in the drawing, comprises the top 1930. Serial No. 467,165.

walls 8 and 9 disposed at right angles to each other, the inner side walls 10 and 11 being integral with said top walls and disposed fiat wise against the inner sides of the basket r walls. The-outer walls 12 and 13are inte- 5' gral with the said top walls and extend down over the cleats and the wires, the lower edges of these walls being curled under at 14:, so that they hook under the lower edges of the U cleats. The walls 10 and 11 are provided with struck-out V-shaped portions 15 that are pressed into the wood of the side walls to hold the sheet metal covering in place.

' In F i g. 4 the construction is similar to that previously described, but in'this case the outer side walls 16 and 17 of the sheet metal covering are shorter and are provided with lower curled edges 17 that hook under the binding wire.

In Fig. 5 the sheet metal covering is similar to that previously described, except that in this case the outer side walls 18 and 19 are shorter and terminate at the binding wire, and are provided with struck-out V-shaped portions 20 which are pressed into the wood of the cleats to, hold the sheet metal covering in place. 1

The invention, therefore, provides a neat and good looking sheet metal cov-; ering for the upper corners ofthe box or basket, and at the same time serves to reenforce and strengthen these corner portions of the receptacle or container. Obviously, the entire corner reenforce may be formed Ti from a single fiat section of sheet metal, cut and then bent as shown.

It will be understood that the sheet metal covering or reenforce can be applied to the structure of the basket or box, by hand, or by any suitable or desired machinery. In practice, it is contemplated that machinery will be employed for this purpose, whereby these sheet metal devices may be applied rapidly ,M and accurately to the boxes or baskets.

It will be seen that the two arms 8 and 9, forming an L-shaped flat horizontal reenforcing member, are integrally united from the inner cornerto the outer corner thereof,

so that the sheet metal is continuous and un- I00 lows that these arms and the means for fastening them in place co-operate to maintain the desired angle of the side walls of the container.

Thus it will be seen that the reenforcing member is formed from a fiat section of sheet metal, the metal being first cut and shaped in the desired manner, in a fiat plane, and then bent into the desired shape, by bending the flaps downwardly from the horizontal plane of the arms 8 and 9 of this reenitorce, whereby these reenforcing devices are easily and cheaply manufactured from ordinary sheet metal, and are easily applied to the boxes or containers.

t will be seen that the sidewall fiaps are separate from each other, and that they have a corner seam extending downward between them, such as the seam or slight opening or separable joint between the adjacent ends of the two flaps 12 and '13, whereby these flaps can be bent downwardly separately, along straight lines, at right angles to each other.

WVhat I claim as my invention is:

1. In a box or basket having side walls disposed at an angle to each other, asheet metal covering or reent'orce extending over the cornerportion of the box or basket, formed entirely from sheet metal out and bent into shape to extend downwardly both inside and outside the said receptacle or container, having all of its walls straight and fiat, with a separable joint extending down the outer corner thereof, and having a flat top wall formed.

of two arms overlying the upper edges of the box or basket and integrally united from the inner to the outer corner thereof, said covering being fastened in place.

2. A structure as specified in claim 1, having cleats on the outer sides of the side walls of the container, under said covering.

3. A structure as specified in claim 1, said container having a binding wire extending around the top portion thereof, co-operating with said covering to reentorc-e the corner portion.

4. A structure as specified in claim 1, hav ing cleats on the outer sides of the side walls of the container, and a binding wire extending around the top portion of the container and secured to said cleats, co-operating with said covering to reenforce the corner portion,

5. A structure as specified in claim 1, having cleats on the outer sides of the side walls of the container, and a binding wire extending around the top portion of the container and secured to said cleats, co-operating with said covering to reenforce the corner portion, said sheet metal covering having means engaging said wire. 7

6. A structure as specified in claim 1, said sheet metal-covering having. struck-out portions pressed into the container structure to hold said sheet metal in place.

7. In a box or basket having side walls disposed at an angle to each other, asheet metal covering or reenforce extending over the corner portion of the box or basket, formed entirely from a single flat section of sheet metal cut and bent into shape to extend downwardly both inside and outside the said receptacle or container, having a flat top wall formed of two arms overlying the upper edges of the box or basket and integrally united from the inner to the outer corner thereof, said covering being fastened in place, having cleats/on the outer sides of the side walls of the container, and a binding wire extending around the top portion of the container and secured to said cleats, co-operating with said covering to reenforce the corner portion, said sheet metal covering having means engaging said wlre. 1 V Specification signed this 2nd day of July 1930. V V V WALTER F. NEWHOUSE. 

